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, a biennial

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(ICC). It was co-hosted by

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and

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from 1 to 29 June 2024. It was the first major ICC tournament to include matches played in the United States. The West Indies had previously hosted the 2010 competition. In June 2021, the ICC announced that the men's T20 World Cup would expand to 20 teams beginning in 2024 onwards from 16 teams until 2022. The qualification process for the 2024 tournament included two stages: direct qualification and regional qualification. 12 teams were awarded direct qualification while 81 teams took part in the regional qualification to compete for the remaining 8 spots. The regional qualification included series of sub-regional qualifiers and regional finals held between July 2022 and November 2023.

Format

The top eight teams from the previous edition along with the 2024 hosts and the next best two to four teams (depending on the finishing positions of the hosts in the previous edition) from the

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were awarded direct qualification for the tournament. The remaining eight teams were decided by regional qualifiers. Each regional qualifier were held in two stages: * Sub-regional qualifiers: This stage comprised one or more tournaments depending on the ICC region. Matches were held in either single round-robin or double round-robin format and sometimes included

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and

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formats as well. The stipulated number of teams advanced into the next stage. * Regional final: Top teams unable to earn automatic qualification along with teams advancing from the sub-regional qualifier took part in this stage. Matches were held in either single round-robin or double round-robin format and sometimes included group stage and knockout stage or playoffs formats as well. The stipulated number of teams advanced to the 2024 T20 World Cup.

Qualified teams

2024 ICC Mens T20 World Cup Participating nations

Africa qualifier

The qualification stages were as follows: * Qualifier A: Eight teams played in round-robin format for 28 matches from 17 to 25 November 2022 in Rwanda. * Qualifier B: Eight teams played in round-robin format for 28 matches from 1 to 9 December 2022 in Rwanda. * Regional final: Seven teams played in round-robin format for 21 matches from 22 to 30 November 2023 in Namibia.

Africa sub-regional qualifiers

Both of the sub-regional qualifiers were hosted by

Rwanda Cricket Association Rwanda Cricket Association is the official governing body of cricket sports in Rwanda. Its current headquarters is located in kicukiro district in Kigali city . Rwanda Cricket Association is Rwanda's representative at the International Cricke ...

. The top two sides of each sub-regional qualifier (

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

and

Rwanda Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ...

from Qualifier A and

Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...

and

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

from Qualifier B) advanced to the regional final.

Africa qualifier A

Africa qualifier B

Africa regional final

Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...

and

Zimbabwe file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots ...

directly qualified for the regional final after receiving a bye due to their participation in the 2022 T20 World Cup. Similarly,

Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...

also received a bye after taking part in the 2022 global qualifiers. The regional final was hosted by Cricket Namibia. The top two sides of the regional final, Namibia and Uganda qualified for the T20 World Cup.

Americas qualifier

The qualification stages were as follows: * Sub-regional qualifier: Five teams played in round-robin format for 10 matches from 25 February to 4 March 2023 in Argentina. * Regional final: Four teams played in double round-robin format for 12 matches from 30 September to 7 October 2023 in Bermuda.

Americas sub-regional qualifier

The sub-regional qualifier was hosted by Argentine Cricket Association.

Belize Belize is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a maritime boundary with Honduras to the southeast. P ...

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

and

Suriname Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...

withdrew from the qualifier in February 2023. The top three sides of the sub-regional qualifier,

Bermuda Bermuda is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. The closest land outside the territory is in the American state of North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. Bermuda is an ...

Cayman Islands The Cayman Islands () is a self-governing British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory, and the largest by population. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located so ...

and

Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...

advanced to the regional final.

Americas regional final

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

directly qualified for the regional final after receiving a bye due to their participation in the 2022 global qualifiers. The regional final was hosted by

Bermuda Cricket Board The Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB) is the official International Cricket Council, ICC recognised organisation chosen to represent Bermuda in terms of cricket issues. The board was set up in 1938, and became an List of International Cricket Council ...

. The winners of the regional final, Canada qualified for the T20 World Cup.

Asia qualifier

The qualification stages were as follows: * Qualifier A: Four teams played in double round-robin format for 12 matches from 28 September to 5 October 2023 in Qatar. * Qualifier B: Five teams played in round-robin format for 10 matches from 26 July to 1 August 2023 in Malaysia. * Regional final: Eight teams divided into two groups of four played in round-robin format followed by a knockout stage of four teams for a total of 15 matches from 30 October to 5 November 2023 in Nepal.

Asia sub-regional qualifiers

The sub-regional qualifiers were hosted by

Qatar Cricket Association Qatar Cricket Association is the official Sport governing body, governing body of the sport of cricket in Qatar. Its current headquarters is located in Doha, Qatar. Qatar Cricket Association is Qatar's representative at the International Cricket ...

and

Malaysian Cricket Association The Malaysian Cricket Association () is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in Malaysia. Its current headquarters is in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Malaysian Cricket Association is Malaysia's representative at the International C ...

. The table-toppers of each sub-regional qualifier (

Kuwait Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...

from Qualifier A and

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

from Qualifier B) advanced to the regional final.

Asia qualifier A

Asia qualifier B

Asia regional final

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...

directly qualified for the regional final after receiving a bye due to their participation in the 2022 T20 World Cup. Similarly,

Bahrain Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

Oman Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline ...

and

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

also received a bye after taking part in the 2022 global qualifiers. The regional final was hosted by

Cricket Association of Nepal Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) is the official Sport governing body, governing body of cricket in Nepal national cricket team, Nepal. Its headquarters are situated in Mulpani, Kathmandu, Mulpani, Kathmandu District, Kathmandu. It is Nepal' ...

. The top two sides of the regional final, Oman and Nepal qualified for the T20 World Cup. ; Group stage ; ; ; Knockout stage *

defeated

by 10 wickets in the semi-final 1. *

defeated

by 8 wickets in the semi-final 2. *

defeated

in the

Super Over Super Over, also known as a one-over eliminator or a one over per side eliminator, is a Tiebreaker, tie-breaking method used in Limited overs cricket, limited-overs cricket matches. If a match ends in a "Result (cricket)#Tie, tie", it proceeds t ...

after the final match was tied.

East Asia-Pacific qualifier

The qualification stages were as follows: * Qualifier A: Four teams played in double round-robin format for 12 matches from 9 to 15 September 2022 in Vanuatu. * Qualifier B: Three teams played in double round-robin format for 6 matches from 15 to 18 October 2022 in Japan. * Regional final: Four teams played in double round-robin format for 12 matches from 22 to 29 July 2023 in Papua New Guinea.

EAP sub-regional qualifiers

The sub-regional qualifiers were hosted by Vanuatu Cricket Association and

Japan Cricket Association Japan Cricket Association, a Japanese non-profit organization, is the governing body for cricket in Japan. It was originally formed in 1984 and registered as NPO in 2001. The Association operates the Japan national cricket team and the Japan w ...

. The table-toppers of each sub-regional qualifier (

Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (; ), is an island country in Melanesia located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, east o ...

from Qualifier A and

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

from Qualifier B) advanced to the regional final.

EAP qualifier A

EAP qualifier B

EAP regional final

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...

and

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

directly qualified for the regional final after receiving a bye due to their participation in the 2022 global qualifiers. The regional final was hosted by

Cricket PNG Cricket PNG, originally founded as the Papua New Guinea Cricket Board of Control, is the official Sport governing body, governing body of the sport of cricket in Papua New Guinea. Its current headquarters is in Port Moresby. Cricket PNG was fou ...

. The table-toppers of the regional final, Papua New Guinea qualified for the T20 World Cup.

Europe qualifier

The qualification stages were as follows: * Qualifier A: Ten teams divided into two groups of five played in round-robin format followed by playoffs for a total of 24 matches from 12 to 19 July 2022 in Finland. * Qualifier B: Ten teams divided into two groups of five played in round-robin format followed by playoffs for a total of 24 matches from 24 to 31 July 2022 in Finland. * Qualifier C: Eight teams divided into two groups of four played in round-robin format followed by playoffs and knockouts for a total of 20 matches from 28 June to 4 July 2022 in Belgium. * Regional final: Seven teams played in round-robin format for 21 matches from 20 to 28 July 2023 in Scotland.

Europe sub-regional qualifiers

Two of the sub-regional qualifiers were hosted by Cricket Finland, while the third qualifier was hosted by Belgian Cricket Federation. The winners of each sub-regional qualifier (

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

from Qualifier A,

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

from Qualifier B and

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

from Qualifier C) advanced to the regional final.

Europe qualifier A

; Group stage ; ; ; Playoffs *

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

defeated

Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Serbia (gree ...

by 7 wickets in the 7th place play-off. *

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

defeated

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

by 8 wickets in the 5th place play-off. *

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

defeated

Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ...

by 11 runs in the 3rd place play-off. *

defeated

Isle of Man The Isle of Man ( , also ), or Mann ( ), is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. As head of state, Charles III holds the title Lord of Mann and is represented by a Lieutenant Govern ...

by 7 wickets in the final.

Europe qualifier B

; Group stage ; ; ; Playoffs *

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

defeated

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

by 4 wickets in the 7th place play-off. *

Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...

defeated

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

by 7 runs in the 5th place play-off. *

Guernsey Guernsey ( ; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; ) is the second-largest island in the Channel Islands, located west of the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy. It is the largest island in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, which includes five other inhabited isl ...

defeated

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

by 56 runs in the 3rd place play-off. *

defeated

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

by 9 wickets through DLS method in the final.

Europe qualifier C

; Group stage ; ; ; Consolation play-offs * Two 5th place semi-finals were cancelled due to a car accident involving the match officials. *

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

defeated

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

by 12 runs in the 7th place play-off. *

Malta Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago south of Italy, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The two ...

defeated

Gibraltar Gibraltar ( , ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory and British overseas cities, city located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Bay of Gibraltar, near the exit of the Mediterranean Sea into the A ...

by 7 wickets in the 5th place play-off. ; Play-offs *

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

defeated

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

by 8 wickets in the semi-final 1. *

defeated

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

by 41 runs in the semi-final 2. *

defeated

by 5 wickets in the 3rd place play-off. *

defeated

by 9 wickets in the final.

Europe regional final

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

and

Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

directly qualified for the regional final after receiving a bye due to their participation in the 2022 T20 World Cup. Similarly,

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

and

Jersey Jersey ( ; ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an autonomous and self-governing island territory of the British Islands. Although as a British Crown Dependency it is not a sovereign state, it has its own distinguishing civil and gov ...

also received a bye after taking part in the 2022 global qualifiers. The regional final was hosted by

Cricket Scotland Cricket Scotland, formerly known as the Scottish Cricket Union, is the Sport governing body, governing body of the sport of cricket in Scotland. The body is based at the National Cricket Academy, Edinburgh. The SCU was formed in 1908, but unde ...

. The top two sides of the regional final, Scotland and Ireland qualified for the T20 World Cup.

Statistics

References

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